THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! I'm starting law school in the fall and wanted to know how to go about studying / taking notes so I'm prepared and this video was amazing. I love how much detail you went into it is sooo helpful! Also love how passionate you are about the stiff post-its. I love them as well. Okay going to binge watch all of your law school videos now :)
Loved the video! Can you please make a video on the other ways you organize notes of the professor gives PPT lecture after the course or if they don’t use PPT
Thanks for the video. super helpful! Would like to know how to deal with lecturers who don't use slides! Also, any tips to make the notes look neater? is there any font/fontsize/settings that you set to default so that the notes don't look ugly when you're typing it? or do you just edit them right at the end? Cheers :) edit: also, when dealing with cases, is it better to incorporate them within a subsection, or do notes entirely on the relevant case? My lecturers always tell me to understand the thought process which went into the judgment of each case and I'm finding a difficult time organising all of that, and at the same time actually having the main point of the cases. edit2: also for readings, would you type the notes immediately after you've read it? or highlight an entire chapter then start typing? Sorry for asking so much, you can just answer them one by one, or just the ones you want to. Thanks!
Wow, I always struggled finding a good method to use those powerpoints (I basically copied/pasted the slides, which was way too long to do) Thank you, you have great tips, do more of these videos! It would definitely help!
Hi! great video! pls do a vid on your organizing tips for every structured class (?) and how you manage your study time ... just like on that notepad. Very helpful! Thanks!
+Kim Ann Haha Thanks for commenting! I will definitely do more videos in the future. I also did one with my friend (link in description) where she shared some of her study tips, check it out!
+soleilchennn Yay! glad you found my tips helpful! :) that book stand I have is #life. I bring it everywhere with me and even studied on a train once because it allowed me to have enough space for other notebooks.
Are you ever going to make videos about how you take notes for the other class structures? Loved this video and would like to see how you do your others!
Thank you for the tips on this video...I love them...they are soo very helpful. I have definitely been doing my law studies wrong lol. Keep on posting such awesome tips, will definitely try quite a number of those. Thank you.
Could you do a video for exam practice? Including things like how you tackle and structure problem questions and essay questions for coursework and exams? x
watching this vid is weirdly satisfying cuz it's so organized hahah thanks for uploading :P helped me get into study mode again for the upcoming semester :)
This was amazing omg!! I'm goin into my second semester (1st year) and I found these so helpful, just a questions, when u were at uni in lectures or tutorials what did u bring with u and how did u organise that? As I'm not too sure how to organise my notes and stuff I have to bring to class. :)
I'm assuming you're studying in the UK since you said "uni" and "tutorials" so I will use my UK experience to answer this question. What I brought to each class depended on how the lecturer or tutor structured their class. For example, for some lectures the lecturer would give handouts, I would download them on my computer if they were word documents and bring my laptop to class and add notes onto the document using a different colour text. Other lecturers would only give PDF files so I would print it out and use hand written colour pens to fill out information or scrap paper. Then I would go home and type up the information. Other times I would just record those lectures and try and fill out the notes later at home. For my tutorials I bought a moleskine pack of three journal in A5 (the cheap paper cover ones). I printed out A5 sizes of the tutorial questions that were usually PDF and therefore not suitable for computer exits. Then I used some tape to tape it into the inside of the journal leaving space to answer the questions. I would then answer them in a black pen. Then during the tutorial I would discuss in class what my answers were and if I was wrong I would use a different colour (usually purple or light blue) to either correct or add content on the opposite page. I actually got a few complements during my tutorials from classmates for that method and that is why I'm sharing. I probably got lots of comments too because I used washi tape and really made the whole boring note taking experience into a more visually stimulating one. Obviously you don't have to use moleskine notebooks but I found that the quality of it lasted longer than the traditional ring notebooks throughout the semester, it was light weight due to it's construction and the A5 size is more portable. Also because they are more expensive it encouraged me to fill it up and continue with my routine, so as to not waste money on my purchase haha (just a weird personal psychological trick). I should do a more detailed video on that later this summer.
I plan on attending law school within the next two years, but I feel like a lot of the articles I've been reading about attending were pretty negative. Either get into a top tier or go on scholarships or not at all. What are your thoughts on the pro's and con's of attending law school? Why would you tell someone to/not to go to law school?
Love your tips.. One question, I am in my first year JD, and my study organisation still not in place.. Exam is coming up in 2 weeks.. What would be your cram study for exam for 3 subjects?
I rotate different subject topics per day and divide out how many topics of each course I need to do per day with the remaining time I have. So for example, if I had total of 21 topics for Constitutional law and 14 topics for Contracts and only 7 days I would do 3 topics for Con law per day, and 2 topics for contracts each day. I don't revise by subject because I won't be giving my brain enough time to absorb the information and you won't get bored as easily. If I am super crammed for time I also use the course syllabus as a skeleton document and fill in the substantial information into it to bulk it up. Then at the very end (2 days before the exam) I will go through the skeleton again and make a revised version into a condensed "cheat sheet". It also helps me when I CAPITALIZE key words to help with memorization and use different colours for exceptions (I use orange) and the holding (I use green) or if there is inapplicable old law (red) and policy issues (purple). Basically bulk the notes to organize the quantitative information in your head to memorize then slim it down qualitative information to a cheat sheet for memorization. The cheat sheet is good because even if you don't know all the minor details if you just memorize and put the headings on your exam you can usually make up the rule from your recollection and get partial marks for that ( or if it is open book you can easily flip to your large outline and find the answer from the colour coded material) --- HOPE THIS HELPS! Good luck !
I think my latest study tips video addresses this. I consolidate all my notes into a "cheat sheet" right before the exam. ua-cam.com/video/UVOxZKnzdWI/v-deo.html
im going to study law and this was really helpful!!! im like freaking out about the workload and the amount of things to memorize lol so thank you for those tips, ill definitely try to follow your advice :)
So do you think it"s better to type notes down instead of taking actual notes on paper? While listening in class, I mean. I heard it's too difficult to keep up with papernotes but I'm afraid of my computer crashing or something like that. (I'm still in high school but will study Law next year). Also, do you recommend a Macbook? It's so expensive but I heard it's the best for battery life (?). My current laptop only holds for 2 hours without power :L Thank you in advance
I personally prefer typing notes because it's easier for me to organize the content for the final exam. I only know a few people who wrote the notes but they were generally people with good attention span who remembers a bulk of what professors say in class and only jotted down a few points. The majority of students typed notes. I also just brought my laptop charger everywhere with me.
I personally think you should write out your notes but practice neat writing quickly if you need to.if you can't keep up with the leacture then just record with voice recording so you can go back and listen to it
Hey there! I was wondering if you could make videos covering study tips for specific modules in Law School? Like, Public Law is rather dry in its content and I was wondering if you would be interested in sharing your methods of coping and understanding the content covered?
I was not a fan of Public Law, all I did to prepare was answer all past exam questions. I also recorded and re-listened to my lectures because I found myself not being able to pay attention for the 3hr class. I would go home and listen and re-type my notes and tried to simplify everything. I also relied heavily on the textbook to understand the different areas. You should also investigate into other supplemental texts that can simplify the law for you. I purchased a bunch of "Nutshell case books" that got straight to the point to save time, make sure you have the latest version with all the relevant precedence though! Hope this helps.
+Dee Kaur Hi Dee, I studied Contracts in the UK using a "Chart Method" with the IRAC system. I typed the case name in the furthest corner, then then next column had the summary of the issue, rule, facts, and holding. Then I just memorized off the chart. The final step was writing a 1 page "cheat sheet" where I listed the topic headings then the case names on the right hand side and then the "holdings" for each one. By that time I already knew all the issue, rules, and holdings from the main chart and the final sheet was just to visualize what section the cases fell under and to memorize the names. Then I went on and made a point form list of academic commentary so that I can memorize the relevance to whatever section it related to in the same order. Other people used flash cards. After making the notes just keep reading it over and over again, then go on and read some articles and extra reading materials your professor provided to give yourself a good overview of the whole subject. (hope this helps!) you can also get a good structure and flowchart ideas from study books. They sell "nutshell" law books that have sample essay questions and answers that you can read over as well to get a good sense of how to structure your essay.
Hey I was just wondering you know how you have the notebook that had all your typed textbook notes in, how did you get it so it was in the ring binder?
I thought this was a great guide, Fantastic even, however, you didn't dive into how you write your notes for professors who post the PPT after their lecture. That would be a great follow up video if you ever decided to make an update video.
Can I contact you for advice via email or ab office phone line that you may have ? I feel so lost in this first semester of school and I’m falling behind so badly
hello, new subbie!! I'm listening to you, but can you please email me your study and organization system for online classes. I'm finding it hard to keep up with your video. you email is alisha.love22@ yahoo thanks
Please, please make more videos like this!!! This was extremely helpful
I'm glad you found it helpful! I will try and film another one soon :)
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! I'm starting law school in the fall and wanted to know how to go about studying / taking notes so I'm prepared and this video was amazing. I love how much detail you went into it is sooo helpful! Also love how passionate you are about the stiff post-its. I love them as well.
Okay going to binge watch all of your law school videos now :)
Loved the video! Can you please make a video on the other ways you organize notes of the professor gives PPT lecture after the course or if they don’t use PPT
Thanks for the video. super helpful!
Would like to know how to deal with lecturers who don't use slides!
Also, any tips to make the notes look neater? is there any font/fontsize/settings that you set to default so that the notes don't look ugly when you're typing it? or do you just edit them right at the end?
Cheers :)
edit: also, when dealing with cases, is it better to incorporate them within a subsection, or do notes entirely on the relevant case? My lecturers always tell me to understand the thought process which went into the judgment of each case and I'm finding a difficult time organising all of that, and at the same time actually having the main point of the cases.
edit2: also for readings, would you type the notes immediately after you've read it? or highlight an entire chapter then start typing?
Sorry for asking so much, you can just answer them one by one, or just the ones you want to. Thanks!
This was really helpful, especially the screenshots of lecture slides since i struggled finding a good method w that a lot. Thank you!!
Glad to be of help :) thanks for watching!
Apreciate your help, can be intimidating to figure out what is important/what is not. Please keep the videos coming
Wow, I always struggled finding a good method to use those powerpoints (I basically copied/pasted the slides, which was way too long to do) Thank you, you have great tips, do more of these videos! It would definitely help!
yay! glad I could help, more videos posted :)
Hi! great video! pls do a vid on your organizing tips for every structured class (?) and how you manage your study time ... just like on that notepad. Very helpful! Thanks!
+Kim Ann Haha Thanks for commenting! I will definitely do more videos in the future. I also did one with my friend (link in description) where she shared some of her study tips, check it out!
Holy shit I freaking loved this video and you are so inspriational! I would love more videos like this!! Thank you so much!
Thanks for making this video! I'm a nursing major and found your tips helpful. Also, from your last video I ordered a book stand rack!
+soleilchennn Yay! glad you found my tips helpful! :) that book stand I have is #life. I bring it everywhere with me and even studied on a train once because it allowed me to have enough space for other notebooks.
Are you ever going to make videos about how you take notes for the other class structures? Loved this video and would like to see how you do your others!
Yes I'll be doing those later this month!
J WONG Yay! Just in time for me to start college. Thank You!!!
this video is amazing and im not even exaggerting!! wish i saw this sooner... a week until finals lol
Yay! I'm glad you found this helpful :) more videos coming soon! Good luck with finals!
I love your law school videos!! Even though you graduated will you still be making law school vids?
yes I will try to film more :)
Thank you for the tips on this video...I love them...they are soo very helpful. I have definitely been doing my law studies wrong lol. Keep on posting such awesome tips, will definitely try quite a number of those. Thank you.
glad you found this helpful! :)
Could you do a video for exam practice? Including things like how you tackle and structure problem questions and essay questions for coursework and exams? x
watching this vid is weirdly satisfying cuz it's so organized hahah thanks for uploading :P helped me get into study mode again for the upcoming semester :)
This was amazing omg!! I'm goin into my second semester (1st year) and I found these so helpful, just a questions, when u were at uni in lectures or tutorials what did u bring with u and how did u organise that? As I'm not too sure how to organise my notes and stuff I have to bring to class. :)
I'm assuming you're studying in the UK since you said "uni" and "tutorials" so I will use my UK experience to answer this question. What I brought to each class depended on how the lecturer or tutor structured their class. For example, for some lectures the lecturer would give handouts, I would download them on my computer if they were word documents and bring my laptop to class and add notes onto the document using a different colour text. Other lecturers would only give PDF files so I would print it out and use hand written colour pens to fill out information or scrap paper. Then I would go home and type up the information. Other times I would just record those lectures and try and fill out the notes later at home. For my tutorials I bought a moleskine pack of three journal in A5 (the cheap paper cover ones). I printed out A5 sizes of the tutorial questions that were usually PDF and therefore not suitable for computer exits. Then I used some tape to tape it into the inside of the journal leaving space to answer the questions. I would then answer them in a black pen. Then during the tutorial I would discuss in class what my answers were and if I was wrong I would use a different colour (usually purple or light blue) to either correct or add content on the opposite page. I actually got a few complements during my tutorials from classmates for that method and that is why I'm sharing. I probably got lots of comments too because I used washi tape and really made the whole boring note taking experience into a more visually stimulating one. Obviously you don't have to use moleskine notebooks but I found that the quality of it lasted longer than the traditional ring notebooks throughout the semester, it was light weight due to it's construction and the A5 size is more portable. Also because they are more expensive it encouraged me to fill it up and continue with my routine, so as to not waste money on my purchase haha (just a weird personal psychological trick). I should do a more detailed video on that later this summer.
Great Video!
I plan on attending law school within the next two years, but I feel like a lot of the articles I've been reading about attending were pretty negative. Either get into a top tier or go on scholarships or not at all. What are your thoughts on the pro's and con's of attending law school? Why would you tell someone to/not to go to law school?
Your eyeliner looks so good! xx
Thank you! :D
J WONG :D No problem xxx
Excellent study tips! Thank You!
Love your tips.. One question, I am in my first year JD, and my study organisation still not in place.. Exam is coming up in 2 weeks.. What would be your cram study for exam for 3 subjects?
I rotate different subject topics per day and divide out how many topics of each course I need to do per day with the remaining time I have. So for example, if I had total of 21 topics for Constitutional law and 14 topics for Contracts and only 7 days I would do 3 topics for Con law per day, and 2 topics for contracts each day. I don't revise by subject because I won't be giving my brain enough time to absorb the information and you won't get bored as easily. If I am super crammed for time I also use the course syllabus as a skeleton document and fill in the substantial information into it to bulk it up. Then at the very end (2 days before the exam) I will go through the skeleton again and make a revised version into a condensed "cheat sheet". It also helps me when I CAPITALIZE key words to help with memorization and use different colours for exceptions (I use orange) and the holding (I use green) or if there is inapplicable old law (red) and policy issues (purple). Basically bulk the notes to organize the quantitative information in your head to memorize then slim it down qualitative information to a cheat sheet for memorization. The cheat sheet is good because even if you don't know all the minor details if you just memorize and put the headings on your exam you can usually make up the rule from your recollection and get partial marks for that ( or if it is open book you can easily flip to your large outline and find the answer from the colour coded material) --- HOPE THIS HELPS! Good luck !
+J WONG Thank you so much.. I love your VDOs and tips!! And Congrats on your graduation.. 😘😍😍🎉🎉❤️❤️💋
Thank you :D
How do you merge your lecture notes and book notes? I see you have them separate .. but doesn’t this duplicate information?
I think my latest study tips video addresses this. I consolidate all my notes into a "cheat sheet" right before the exam. ua-cam.com/video/UVOxZKnzdWI/v-deo.html
im going to study law and this was really helpful!!! im like freaking out about the workload and the amount of things to memorize lol so thank you for those tips, ill definitely try to follow your advice :)
Yay! glad you found my tips helpful :D
I'm not a law student but this was so interesting to watch haha
haha thanks for watching! :D
So do you think it"s better to type notes down instead of taking actual notes on paper? While listening in class, I mean.
I heard it's too difficult to keep up with papernotes but I'm afraid of my computer crashing or something like that.
(I'm still in high school but will study Law next year). Also, do you recommend a Macbook? It's so expensive but I heard it's the best for battery life (?). My current laptop only holds for 2 hours without power :L
Thank you in advance
I personally prefer typing notes because it's easier for me to organize the content for the final exam. I only know a few people who wrote the notes but they were generally people with good attention span who remembers a bulk of what professors say in class and only jotted down a few points. The majority of students typed notes. I also just brought my laptop charger everywhere with me.
I personally think you should write out your notes but practice neat writing quickly if you need to.if you can't keep up with the leacture then just record with voice recording so you can go back and listen to it
You can use Google Docs it saves every little thing that you do automatically so you never have to save or worry
Do you create a binder and typed up notebook for each class or per semester?
that is really awesome! thank you for sharing!
+Oumeng Gao haha glad you enjoyed! :D
best video ever thank you so much love these vids!!
Thank you!
Hey there! I was wondering if you could make videos covering study tips for specific modules in Law School? Like, Public Law is rather dry in its content and I was wondering if you would be interested in sharing your methods of coping and understanding the content covered?
I was not a fan of Public Law, all I did to prepare was answer all past exam questions. I also recorded and re-listened to my lectures because I found myself not being able to pay attention for the 3hr class. I would go home and listen and re-type my notes and tried to simplify everything. I also relied heavily on the textbook to understand the different areas. You should also investigate into other supplemental texts that can simplify the law for you. I purchased a bunch of "Nutshell case books" that got straight to the point to save time, make sure you have the latest version with all the relevant precedence though! Hope this helps.
great tips!!!
I’m a month in and I still don’t know what I’m doing. What do I do?
Hey J, Im currently a Canadian student studying law in the U. K and i was wondering if you have any suggestions on how to study for contract law ?
+Dee Kaur Hi Dee, I studied Contracts in the UK using a "Chart Method" with the IRAC system. I typed the case name in the furthest corner, then then next column had the summary of the issue, rule, facts, and holding. Then I just memorized off the chart. The final step was writing a 1 page "cheat sheet" where I listed the topic headings then the case names on the right hand side and then the "holdings" for each one. By that time I already knew all the issue, rules, and holdings from the main chart and the final sheet was just to visualize what section the cases fell under and to memorize the names. Then I went on and made a point form list of academic commentary so that I can memorize the relevance to whatever section it related to in the same order. Other people used flash cards. After making the notes just keep reading it over and over again, then go on and read some articles and extra reading materials your professor provided to give yourself a good overview of the whole subject. (hope this helps!) you can also get a good structure and flowchart ideas from study books. They sell "nutshell" law books that have sample essay questions and answers that you can read over as well to get a good sense of how to structure your essay.
Hey I was just wondering you know how you have the notebook that had all your typed textbook notes in, how did you get it so it was in the ring binder?
Wait you just explained how you did it, but where did you go to get it binded?
The binder was print out of what I had throughout the year and the final revised version of notes was printed and made into a book
oh I mentioned at the end I got it done at Fedex but any print shop like UPS and some University bookstores do it too for grad student dissertations
many thanks!! this video is very helpful
:D yay glad you found it helpful !
Random bit of info: in Scotland we say 'against' when there's a v. so McDonald against City of Chicago
very interesting! :D thank you for that fact!
Hi! May I know which law school did you go to in the UK?
I thought this was a great guide, Fantastic even, however, you didn't dive into how you write your notes for professors who post the PPT after their lecture. That would be a great follow up video if you ever decided to make an update video.
this was helpful🙏
Stupid question: but how did you bind all your textbook notes together in to a spiral book?
Fedex does binding :) I mention it near the end of the vid
Did you graduate with a first class LLB?
This was gold thnks❤
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Can I contact you for advice via email or ab office phone line that you may have ? I feel so lost in this first semester of school and I’m falling behind so badly
any pointers in studying microbiology, you can please include it in the email. thanks
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hello, new subbie!! I'm listening to you, but can you please email me your study and organization system for online classes. I'm finding it hard to keep up with your video. you email is alisha.love22@ yahoo
thanks